In addition to these standard chart types, Excel has many other built-in, custom chart types to choose from. Moreover, you can combine many of the these chart types on a single chart to create your own custom chart type, which you can save in the Custom Types list for repeated use.

To different types of charts, follow the same procedure described in Recipe 4.1. Just select a different type of chart during step 1 of the Chart Wizard process. The Chart Type dialog box (step 1 of the Chart Wizard) shows you all of the available built-in chart types. You can select any type and view a preview of the resulting chart by pressing the preview button, as discussed earlier. The Custom Types tab of the Chart Type dialog box also allows you to select or add custom chart types. (See Recipe 4.12 for more information.)

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See Recipe 4.8 to learn how to set different styles for each data series on a single chart.